Author

Michael Nash Weiss

University of ExeterORCID 0000-0002-7422-0538Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Wayne FranksiD· 2 shared Darren Paul CroftiD· 2 shared Michael A. CantiD· 2 shared Peng Ju HeiD· 2 shared Rufus A. JohnstoneiD· 2 shared Samuel EllisiD· 2 shared

Activity by Year

2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

6 top collaborators · 15 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

2 shared papersEvolutionary Biology

Daniel Wayne FranksORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

2 papers

Recent·Most cited

Evolutionary BiologyEvolution LettersPeer-reviewedJun 19, 2026

Group size modulates kinship dynamics and selection on social traits

Peng Ju He, Michael Nash Weiss, Samuel Ellis…·Rufus A. Johnstone

This study shows that group size affects kinship dynamics and age-related social behaviors in social mammals, with smaller groups promoting more extreme helping/harming behaviors, especially in younger individuals.

3 citations

multiple speciesstatistical model

𝕏 PostBluesky

Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintApr 11, 2025

Predicting kinship dynamics during pre- and post reproductive life stages

Peng Ju He, Michael Nash Weiss, Samuel Ellis…·Rufus A. Johnstone

This study extends kinship dynamics models to include age-linked changes in survival and fecundity, showing improved predictions of female kinship dynamics in killer whales across life stages.

DOI 10.1101/2025.04.11.648073

statistical modelhost-pathogen & immune response

𝕏 PostBluesky